Nguyễn Hợp Đoàn
Nguyen Hop Doan | |
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Hải Dương Province, French Indochina | |
| Died | 15 April 2002 (aged 73) |
| Buried | Houston, Texas |
| Allegiance |  South Vietnam |
| Service/ |
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| Years of service | ~1950–1975 |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Battles/wars | Vietnam War |
| Awards |
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Nguyễn Hợp Đoàn (28 August 1928 – 15 April 2002) was to be the last Mayor of
Communist
party in 1975.
Family
Born in
Geneva Accords of 1954
.
Military career
Nguyen attended the 4th class of the elite
South Vietnamese Army
at age 24.
He served as Commanding Officer of 705th Battalion, Commanding Officer of 42nd Regiment (Thai Binh), Commanding Officer of 14th Infantry Regiment of the 9th Infantry Division, Deputy Director National School of Psychological Warfare, Deputy Chief of Staff for 4th Corp Psychological Warfare and Chief of Staff of 9th Division. He also served as High Command’s Chief of Staff of Vietnam's
Special Forces
in 1965.
Nguyen was Province Chief of
seminaries. South Vietnam's sole nuclear reactor and associated scientists and personnel were based in Da Lat. In 1975, in the hope that he would bring tranquility to the capital city, President Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
appointed Nguyễn its next mayor. He was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General and made plans to assume the mayorship.
Decorations and medals
Nguyen received numerous Medals, Honors and Citations including National Order of Vietnam, 4th Class (Bao Quoc Huan Chuong),
Gallantry Cross Medals (Anh Dung Boi Tinh), Korea Medal of Honor and the United States Silver Star and Bronze Star
with "V" Device Medals.
South Vietnam :
Officer of the National Order of Vietnam
Army Distinguished Service Order, First Class
Gallantry Cross, 12 Citations
Staff Service Medal, First Class
Vietnam Campaign Medal
USA :
Silver Star Medal
Bronze Star Medal with "V" Device
References
External links
- Vietnam Multimedia Archive
- Picturesque Dalat
- Several high quality photos
- Texas Tech University Vietnam Project - Large Vietnam Era Archive
- Vietnam War in Pictures
- Battlefield: Vietnam - Acclaimed PBS miniseries
- U.S. Army Command and General Staff College
- U.S. Army War College